Stereoselective Total Synthesis and Enantioselective Formal Synthesis of the Antineoplastic Sesquiterpene Quinone Metachromin A

Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 401-414

  Almeida, Wanda P ^a   Correia, Carlos Roque D ^b  

^a PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enantioselective synthesis; Metachromin A; Sesquiterpene quinones; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033266422     PISSN: 01035053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-50531999000500011     Document Type: Article

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